Layer One
by The Block
Latest episode
OpenTrade CEO cites bank lobby's $3 trillion deposit-flight warning
OpenTrade CEO cites bank lobby's $3 trillion deposit-flight warning
About this podcast
The Layer One podcast, created in collaboration with Avalanche, features co-hosts Kelvin Sparks and John Wu as they unpack the real forces driving the crypto market forward.
Through candid conversations with the industry’s true movers and shakers, the show delivers clear, grounded insights that cut through the noise.
Episodes
- OpenTrade CEO cites bank lobby's $3 trillion deposit-flight warning · 21 minThe day after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, OpenTrade co-founder and CEO David Sutter argues that the fight over stablecoin yield is the clearest signal yet that his…
- Inside Ethena's new neobank built on AVAX · 44 min · Episode 19Ethena Pay is live exclusively on Avalanche — a consumer neobank from the dollar issuer. Guy Young with Ava Labs CBO John Nahas on save, send, spend.
- Avalanche Foundation Economists on Value Accrual Mechanisms | Layer One EP18 · 53 min · Episode 18Avalanche Foundation economists Matias Antonio and Eric Lu on GCP and GCI, why value never reaches the token, and paying validators from captured value instead of an inflation tax.
- Stani Kulechov on Aave V4, Avalanche, and why RWAs will hit $100 billion this year · 46 min · Episode 17In Episode 17 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Ava Labs President John Wu were joined by Aave Labs Founder Stani Kulechov, who explained how the protocol that…
- Why this Wall Street veteran is betting on Avalanche · 41 min · Episode 16In Episode 16 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks is joined by Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith. Bart explained the thesis behind treasury companies as a way to get…
- Blockchain Capital’s Contrarian Bet on Crypto’s Next Decade · 52 min · Episode 15In Episode 15 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Blockchain Capital General Partner Spencer Bogart. The conversation…
- Stablecoins Are Creating a New Financial System · 56 min · Episode 14In Episode 14 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by OpenTrade CEO David Sutter and Mercury Partner Samantha Lewis to break…
- Dinari’s Anna Wroblewska on Bringing US Stocks Onchain · 54 min · Episode 13In Episode 13 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Anna Wroblewska, Chief Business Officer at Dinari, to break down how…
- How Tassat and Lynq Are Rebuilding Financial Infrastructure · 50 min · Episode 12After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs President John Wu officially joins Layer One as co-host. 🥳 In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of…
- Inside Bitwise’s Avalanche ETP and Institutional Strategy with Matt Hougan · 44 min · Episode 11In Episode 11 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, to discuss the launch of the…
- How Securitize is working with NYSE to bring equities onchain · 32 min · Episode 10In Episode 10 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, to discuss the rapid rise of…
- Why tokenized assets are DeFi’s biggest unlock · 1 h 8 min · Episode 9In Episode 9 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Nicholas Kunkel (Chronicle) and Rhett Shipp (Avant) to break down the current…
- Supply, demand and durability: A framework for surviving cycles · 1 h 8 min · Episode 8In Episode 8 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Santiago R. Santos of Inversion Capital. He explains why many crypto token…
- Loyalty becomes lifestyle: Rain and Uptop on stablecoin rewards · 57 min · Episode 7In Episode 7 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha founder Steven Gates were joined by Charles Yoo-Naut, co-founder of Rain, and John Gomez, co-founder and former CEO…
- VanEck's AVAX thesis: product-market fit, economic clarity & institutional distribution · 58 min · Episode 6In episode six of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Ava Labs's VP of Business Development of Onchain Finance, Morgan Krupetsky…
- "From Sand to Stone: Two GCs on the New Legal Foundation Shaping Crypto's Future" · 52 min · Episode 5In episode five of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Ava Labs General Counsel Lee Schneider and Plume General Counsel Salman…
- Building AI-Native Blockchain Infrastructure with Kite AI's BD Chief Lei Lei · 48 min · Episode 4In episode four of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by Kite AI's Head of Business Development and Strategy, Lei Lei, to discuss why…
- Jason DeSimone on The Arena's revival and the future of SocialFi · 1 h 0 min · Episode 3In episode three of Layer One, The Block's Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates were joined by The Arena CEO Jason DeSimone to discuss the platform’s revival and two-year…
- Anthony Scaramucci on tokenizing Wall Street and why it's '1998 for Crypto' · 1 h 9 min · Episode 2In episode two of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates, were joined by guest co-host and Ava Labs President John Wu, and Skybridge Founder and…
- Introducing Layer One: Poker Logic Meets Crypto Reality · 1 h 9 min · Episode 1The Block is proud to introduce our newest podcast: Layer One — created in collaboration with Avalanche. Hosted by The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and Hypha Founder Steven Gates…
